Beginning Sounds Phonics Worksheets (s–z)
How the sounds work (Listen to the first sound): Say the word slowly and listen to the first sound: s… sun. Match it with a picture or a letter that starts the same way. For x, listen to the end of the word: fo-x, bo-x.
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- 1.Which picture starts like “zip”? (a) yo-yo (b) zebra (c) six
- 2.Which word starts with the letter “z”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) zip
- 3.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) sun (b) sock (c) turtle
- 4.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) six (b) violin (c) tent
- 5.Which picture starts like “ten”? (a) tiger (b) window (c) zero
- 6.⌚ _atch — which letter is missing? (a) t (b) s (c) w
- 7.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) wave (b) box (c) violin
- 8.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) saw (b) zero (c) tomato
- 9.Which picture starts like “sun”? (a) yo-yo (b) window (c) saw
- 10.⛺ _ent — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) y (c) t
- 11.Which word starts with the letter “s”? (a) tub (b) sock (c) turtle
- 12.🎻 _iolin — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) u (c) y
- 13.⬆️ _p — which letter is missing? (a) s (b) t (c) u
- 14.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) sock (b) watermelon (c) tea
- 15.🚐 _an — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) v (c) w
- 16.Which picture starts like “violin”? (a) watch (b) turkey (c) van
- 17.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) violin (b) tub (c) yo-yo
- 18.Which picture starts like “torch”? (a) tub (b) zebra (c) six
- 19.☂️ _mbrella — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) z (c) w
- 20.Which picture starts like “yo-yo”? (a) watch (b) tea (c) yawn
- 21.Which picture starts like “umbrella”? (a) saw (b) up (c) sock
- 22.0️⃣ _ero — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) z (c) y
- 23.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) up (b) wave (c) tea
- 24.Which picture starts like “up”? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) soap
- 25.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) window (b) fox (c) saw
- 26.Which picture starts like “six”? (a) tomato (b) up (c) sun
- 27.Which word starts with the letter “y”? (a) wolf (b) yawn (c) volcano
- 28.🦓 _ebra — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) u
- 29.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) zip (b) web (c) turtle
- 30.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) zebra (b) tooth (c) yo-yo
- 31.🪀 _o-yo — which letter is missing? (a) y (b) t (c) s
- 32.Which word starts with the letter “t”? (a) violin (b) sun (c) tap
- 33.Which word ends with the letter “x”? (a) zero (b) ox (c) wolf
- 34.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) tomato (b) tiger (c) watch
- 35.Which picture starts like “tiger”? (a) ten (b) watermelon (c) zero
- 36.Which picture starts like “tomato”? (a) up (b) web (c) tea
- 37.6️⃣ _ix — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) s (c) z
- 38.Which word starts with the letter “w”? (a) turtle (b) window (c) tent
- 39.Which picture starts like “zebra”? (a) zip (b) tooth (c) tomato
- 40.Which word starts with the letter “v”? (a) zip (b) tea (c) volcano
Answer key
- zebra
- zip
- turtle
- six
- tiger
- w
- box
- saw
- saw
- t
- sock
- v
- u
- watermelon
- v
- van
- violin
- tub
- u
- yawn
- up
- z
- wave
- umbrella
- fox
- sun
- yawn
- z
- web
- tooth
- y
- tap
- ox
- watch
- ten
- tea
- s
- window
- zip
- volcano
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